Versus "snail" type air movers, my opinions are that they are much better suited to domestic work. Sometimes even on lowest setting a big air mover can cause problems such as dislodging dust and fluff from places. I once put my first coat of sealer on an Amtico floor and then watched in horror as I blew all the fluff out from the top of the cupboards and created a snow storm! I had to vacuum all the surfaces in the room and then strip the floor off and start again
I've also nearly blown a couple of pictures of the wall using big air movers. They're a lot bigger and more unwieldy than axial fans so it makes it a bit more of a hassle to store and transport them, especially in a small van. I keep two fans permanently on the van, which is just about manageable in my Scudo with all the other gubbins I carry.
You can buy 3 or 4 fans for the price of one decent air mover.
The air path of snail blowers is very directional, whereas an axial fan spreads over a wider area. The Honeywell fans can be modified by cutting off the wire loop that acts as a stopper. As standard you can rotate them through 90 degrees, from either blowing horizontally or pointing straight UP at the ceiling, which is pretty much useless! If you cut off the stopper you can point them straight DOWN at the carpet which directs air out across the carpet at 360 degrees. This means you can dry a smallish room with one fan, or something like a through lounge with two fans.
One important thing to do if you cut the stoppers off is to fix a small cable tie quite tightly around the rubber bushes at the pivot points, otherwise they'll split when you swivel the fan downwards. I found this out the hard way, but the one I managed to save has been fine for the last 2 years like this. The ones where they split and came off are still usable, I just added in a couple of extra nuts on the bolt to lock it in place.
The speed selector buttons will fall off if they are bumped around, but can be araldited back in place. The aluminium fascia on the speed control will eventually get dog-eared and come off but that isn't a problem, you don't need it. You have to re-tighten some of the screws/bolts occasionally but I'd only consider that as normal maintenance for wear & tear.
After cleaning a sofa or armchair carcass you can put a fan on the bench and direct it towards the back, which pushes air sideways and across the arms to dry them. Very useful.
Some of the cons of a fan vs airmover are that you just don't get the same volume of air flow or pressure, so on bigger commercial jobs they're a bit puny but still do make a difference.
The cable is only quite short, which means you either have to use extension leads or do what I did - cut the plug off and use a male/female connector to extend the cable to about 15ft which I just wrap around the stand of the fan to store it.
That's about all I can think of at the moment. Sorry for the short reply
